India’s Hardik Pandya, center, captain Suryakumar Yadav, left, and Ishan Kishan pose with the trophy. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Fresh from guiding India to a historic T20 World Cup triumph at home, captain Suryakumar Yadav has already set his sights on the next major milestone — Olympic gold at the 2028 Summer Olympics.Go Beyond The…
Geographic names can be serious in nature regarding boundaries and culture, but can also be a source of comedic relief. From Antarctica to Turkey, places often use names that provide adventure seekers with photographic opportunities and historians with opportunities to explain. Names may provide humour in English, but each possesses its own history, language or…
US President Trump (Image credit: AP) WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump’s administration created a nearly $1.8 billion fund to settle claims that the justice department improperly targeted his political allies in exchange for the president voluntarily dismissing his $10 billion lawsuit against the internal revenue service. The settlement creates an “AntiWeaponisation Fund” that will pay…
A Moroccan woman who fled her home after facing violence for her sexuality says she was deported from the United States to a country where being gay is also a crime, despite having legal protection from a US judge.The 21-year-old, known only as Farah for safety reasons, told The Associated Press that she is now…
Cardinals are choosy about where they stop. Here’s how to make your yard count Have you ever seen a beautiful red cardinal land in someone else’s yard and thought, why not my yard? You are not alone. Cardinals are among the most familiar backyard birds in the U.S. for good reason. The males are almost…
How new H-1B fees could disrupt international teacher hiring in US schools. (AI Image) Rural and under-resourced school districts across the United States may face major staffing challenges as changes to the federal H-1B visa program raise costs and create uncertainty for hiring international teachers. Experts warn that districts already struggling with shortages in high-demand…
Something feels slightly off from the start, like the air before a storm. The Moon’s angle to Saturn makes you sensitive to people’s hidden motives, so you’ll pick up signals others miss. Your health might not remain good today, so slow your pace. Don’t overshare at work or in the family WhatsApp group. Not everyone…
When Emmanuel “Manny” Hernandez was born, his future looked uncertain. Doctors spotted a rare and severe heart defect, the kind that usually means a newborn has to fight for every single breath.However, if you met Manny now, you wouldn’t guess any of that. He’s full of life, always smiling, and he’s earned the nickname “Mayor…
Hibiscus is one of those plants people assume is easy because they’ve seen it everywhere. In front of houses, around gates, even in balconies which do not even appear to be well-kept. It creates the impression that it only grows naturally. And then you get one home, and it is not flowering, the leaves are…
Concordia University athlete Matthew Wing dies at 22 in horror head on crash while taking teammates on highway (Image via Getty Images) The loss of Matthew Wing has left the Concordia University Nebraska community in deep shock. The 22-year-old track athlete died after a terrible head-on crash while driving his teammates. The accident happened on…